WD2000: wdDocumentsPath Constant Returns Current Folder (220193)

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Visual Basic for Applications wdDocumentsPath constant to return the default documents folder (on the Tools menu, click Options and click the File Locations tab), the constant returns the current folder instead of the default documents folder.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you can use the Dialogs collection to return the default documents path.

The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates using the Dialogs collection to return the default documents path:

Sub GetDefaultDocPath()
   Dim DefDocPath As String
   DefDocPath = Dialogs(wdDialogToolsOptionsFileLocations).Setting
   MsgBox DefDocPath
End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

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REFERENCES

For additional information about how to change the default file name and directory, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212386 WD2000: How to Change the Default File Name and Directory